Question

Someone wanna help??~ http://www.math-drills.com/orderofoperations/ooo_integers_sixsteps_negative_pemdas_001.pdf ~ ITS #2

Answer 1

thought maybe we did this one already.
step 1 is multiply the exponents together

Answer 2

or just note that whatever you get it will be an even number, and so
\[(-1)^{even}=1\]

Answer 3

so your only real job is
\[(2\times 2)=4\]

Answer 4

What did you get when you multiplied all of the exponents?

Answer 5

5*9*8=360

Answer 6

what do i do with 4 and 360??

Answer 7

So It's -1 ^360= -1

Answer 8

4*-1=-4??

Answer 9

actually
\[(-1)^{360}=1\] since
\[(-1)^{\text{even number}}=1\]

Answer 10

So the answer is 4??

Answer 11

am i right?